1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:45,530 --> 00:00:47,308 But ups group have accomplished 3 00:00:47,308 --> 00:00:50,070 transcends just the MQ nine and could 4 00:00:50,070 --> 00:00:51,959 best be described as the absolute 5 00:00:51,959 --> 00:00:53,959 pinnacle of military teamwork . Our 6 00:00:53,959 --> 00:00:56,126 support , the combatant commanders and 7 00:00:56,126 --> 00:00:58,070 ongoing overseas operations by our 8 00:00:58,070 --> 00:01:00,070 mission control element . Teams has 9 00:01:00,070 --> 00:01:02,237 been outstanding group has grown , are 10 00:01:02,237 --> 00:01:04,126 launching recovery element into a 11 00:01:04,126 --> 00:01:06,070 training machine every day . We're 12 00:01:06,070 --> 00:01:08,181 launching well maintained aircraft in 13 00:01:08,181 --> 00:01:10,237 the airspace across three states and 14 00:01:10,237 --> 00:01:12,403 providing training for ourselves . Air 15 00:01:12,403 --> 00:01:14,348 National Guard and our active duty 16 00:01:14,348 --> 00:01:16,459 partners , Colonel Ayers and his team 17 00:01:16,459 --> 00:01:18,237 have used those block fives and 18 00:01:18,237 --> 00:01:20,292 exercises such as valiant shield . A 19 00:01:20,292 --> 00:01:22,348 major breakthrough showcasing the MP 20 00:01:22,348 --> 00:01:24,459 nine value in indo com valiant shield 21 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:26,626 was our first time operating in a calm 22 00:01:26,626 --> 00:01:28,403 and not only did it offer us an 23 00:01:28,403 --> 00:01:30,570 exceptional opportunity to collaborate 24 00:01:30,570 --> 00:01:32,681 within and throughout the joint Total 25 00:01:32,681 --> 00:01:34,903 force . It also allowed our airmen that 26 00:01:34,903 --> 00:01:37,150 opportunity to leverage their skills , 27 00:01:37,475 --> 00:01:39,808 some problem solving different problems , 28 00:01:39,808 --> 00:01:41,975 sets different missions . And I'm very 29 00:01:41,975 --> 00:01:44,086 proud of not only what they were able 30 00:01:44,086 --> 00:01:46,308 to accomplish but how they were able to 31 00:01:46,308 --> 00:01:48,364 accomplish it . Now . It's through a 32 00:01:48,364 --> 00:01:50,586 great deal of initiative , teamwork and 33 00:01:50,586 --> 00:01:52,753 partnerships . These efforts have been 34 00:01:52,753 --> 00:01:54,753 noticed at the Koken level and have 35 00:01:54,753 --> 00:01:56,586 influence decision making at the 36 00:01:56,586 --> 00:01:58,808 National level , the network training , 37 00:01:58,808 --> 00:02:00,864 the Iron Maiden and Icehouse Systems 38 00:02:00,864 --> 00:02:03,086 have grown into numerous exercises that 39 00:02:03,086 --> 00:02:05,086 are lifting the capabilities of all 40 00:02:05,086 --> 00:02:07,308 players across the joint force , all of 41 00:02:07,308 --> 00:02:07,250 these endeavors and more led directly 42 00:02:07,250 --> 00:02:09,260 to our unit being awarded the 2021 43 00:02:09,260 --> 00:02:11,870 General Atomics R P A trophy for most 44 00:02:11,870 --> 00:02:14,092 outstanding unmanned flying unit . It's 45 00:02:14,092 --> 00:02:16,148 a first for the Air National Guard . 46 00:02:19,610 --> 00:02:21,610 The lines between air power , cyber 47 00:02:21,610 --> 00:02:23,777 power and space power . they're pretty 48 00:02:23,777 --> 00:02:25,610 blurry and they're only becoming 49 00:02:25,610 --> 00:02:27,610 fuzzier . The targeting enterprises 50 00:02:27,610 --> 00:02:29,832 evolving and evolving at a fairly rapid 51 00:02:29,832 --> 00:02:31,777 pace in a big fight , all the cool 52 00:02:31,777 --> 00:02:33,832 airplanes delivery platforms and non 53 00:02:33,832 --> 00:02:35,721 kinetic tools that we have in the 54 00:02:35,721 --> 00:02:37,832 toolbox . They don't matter much . We 55 00:02:37,832 --> 00:02:37,640 don't know where to direct their 56 00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:39,862 efforts and where to put the weapons at 57 00:02:39,862 --> 00:02:42,340 what we do here on a January drill and 58 00:02:42,340 --> 00:02:44,340 sleepy Fargo , North Dakota makes a 59 00:02:44,340 --> 00:02:46,451 difference in our nation's security . 60 00:02:46,451 --> 00:02:48,562 Some of you have already been writing 61 00:02:48,562 --> 00:02:50,673 the book on how to operate and target 62 00:02:50,673 --> 00:02:52,840 and changing following environment and 63 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,007 in standard hooligan fashion , you are 64 00:02:55,007 --> 00:02:56,618 leading enterprise in that . 65 00:02:59,980 --> 00:03:03,130 The whole process is called radar R A D 66 00:03:03,130 --> 00:03:06,100 R rapid airfield damage recovery part 67 00:03:06,100 --> 00:03:08,600 we are focusing on that is the RDR 68 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,590 portion which is rapid damage repair . 69 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,856 This will help us in the future , be 70 00:03:13,856 --> 00:03:15,744 able to develop our course to get 71 00:03:15,744 --> 00:03:17,633 better training for the whole RDR 72 00:03:17,633 --> 00:03:19,689 process . So the regional trade side 73 00:03:19,689 --> 00:03:21,300 just it's not focused on the 74 00:03:21,300 --> 00:03:23,467 International Guard . We focused total 75 00:03:23,467 --> 00:03:23,295 for us . So it's Active Duty Guard 76 00:03:23,295 --> 00:03:25,406 Reserve . They all come in , they all 77 00:03:25,406 --> 00:03:27,628 get the training . There's only four or 78 00:03:27,628 --> 00:03:29,851 five of these sites in the country that 79 00:03:29,851 --> 00:03:32,128 they could have the ability to do this . 80 00:03:32,128 --> 00:03:32,075 So this kind of a unique opportunity 81 00:03:32,075 --> 00:03:34,131 for us to kind of get a timeline and 82 00:03:34,131 --> 00:03:36,353 figure out how we're going to deliver . 83 00:03:36,353 --> 00:03:38,408 The training . Two years ago , there 84 00:03:38,408 --> 00:03:40,575 was a wildfire in Western North Dakota 85 00:03:40,575 --> 00:03:40,410 and the lack of being able to 86 00:03:40,410 --> 00:03:42,320 communicate resulted in delayed 87 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,153 awareness and delayed ability to 88 00:03:44,153 --> 00:03:47,330 respond by using Starlink here to solve 89 00:03:47,330 --> 00:03:49,441 that communication problem . Now that 90 00:03:49,441 --> 00:03:51,219 opens up all sorts of different 91 00:03:51,219 --> 00:03:53,386 adjacent possibilities for using a lot 92 00:03:53,386 --> 00:03:55,552 of commercial off the shelf technology 93 00:03:55,552 --> 00:03:57,719 to build that level of awareness for a 94 00:03:57,719 --> 00:03:59,886 response team , for someone locally in 95 00:03:59,886 --> 00:04:01,886 the area or for an operation center 96 00:04:01,886 --> 00:04:03,997 back at Bismarck to better coordinate 97 00:04:03,997 --> 00:04:06,052 the action . The exercise that we're 98 00:04:06,052 --> 00:04:07,997 doing today is a wildfire response 99 00:04:07,997 --> 00:04:11,030 scenario where we launched nine and 100 00:04:11,030 --> 00:04:12,752 were in contact with the joint 101 00:04:12,752 --> 00:04:15,440 operation center on Bismarck hell two 102 00:04:15,620 --> 00:04:17,890 wildfires and we're trying to develop 103 00:04:17,900 --> 00:04:19,900 best practice ahead of time and the 104 00:04:19,900 --> 00:04:22,011 synthetic environment when the stakes 105 00:04:22,011 --> 00:04:24,122 are low . So today there's no lives , 106 00:04:24,122 --> 00:04:24,060 there's no property of the line . So 107 00:04:24,060 --> 00:04:26,227 that's a perfect opportunity for us to 108 00:04:26,227 --> 00:04:28,449 figure out how best to communicate with 109 00:04:28,449 --> 00:04:30,504 joint operations center out Bismarck 110 00:04:30,504 --> 00:04:32,616 before we have to do it for real with 111 00:04:32,616 --> 00:04:34,727 five assets . So be able to pass that 112 00:04:34,727 --> 00:04:36,949 information between all those parties . 113 00:04:36,949 --> 00:04:39,060 So we can have a shared consciousness 114 00:04:39,060 --> 00:04:41,282 and awareness of what's going on . This 115 00:04:41,282 --> 00:04:43,504 is just another example of teams coming 116 00:04:43,504 --> 00:04:45,727 together to solve a problem and working 117 00:04:45,727 --> 00:04:47,838 together as a team . This is the same 118 00:04:47,838 --> 00:04:47,190 team that would come together in a 119 00:04:47,190 --> 00:04:49,830 crisis . So being able to just adapt 120 00:04:49,830 --> 00:04:51,941 and solve problems together that pays 121 00:04:51,941 --> 00:04:54,480 dividends . We just got a 24 10 122 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,760 software upgrade which enables us to do 123 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,590 SLR sat com launch and recovery coupled 124 00:04:59,590 --> 00:05:01,868 with A T L C or auto take off and land . 125 00:05:02,070 --> 00:05:04,126 This is going to enable MQ nine's to 126 00:05:04,126 --> 00:05:06,292 take off and land pretty much anywhere 127 00:05:06,292 --> 00:05:08,403 in the world as long as we fall under 128 00:05:08,403 --> 00:05:10,626 the sad footprint satellite footprint . 129 00:05:10,626 --> 00:05:12,737 So instead of having a typical DFE or 130 00:05:12,737 --> 00:05:14,737 dynamic force employment , bringing 131 00:05:14,737 --> 00:05:17,240 maintainers all over the world , uh 30 132 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,296 to 40 maintainers at a time , we can 133 00:05:19,296 --> 00:05:21,780 use the small ace team or agile combat 134 00:05:21,780 --> 00:05:24,500 employment team of six maintainers to 135 00:05:24,500 --> 00:05:26,880 go to afford location MQ nine could 136 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,560 then land their land load refuel and 137 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,700 then relaunch from there via sat com 138 00:05:32,060 --> 00:05:34,830 and then the crews located in the bonus 139 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:37,433 would be able to fly all over the place . 140 00:05:37,433 --> 00:05:39,600 So very different from the traditional 141 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,767 line of sight only launch and recovery 142 00:05:41,767 --> 00:05:43,989 that we've been used to S L R and A T L 143 00:05:43,989 --> 00:05:45,878 C . And the 24-10 is huge for the 144 00:05:45,878 --> 00:05:48,130 entire enterprise because the current 145 00:05:48,140 --> 00:05:50,362 environment that we live in having that 146 00:05:50,410 --> 00:05:52,480 ability to island hop or go to the 147 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,000 small contingency locations and be able 148 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,840 to land as opposed to having a large 149 00:05:57,840 --> 00:06:00,110 space set , we're able to stop for a 150 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,260 very brief time and then fly to a 151 00:06:02,260 --> 00:06:04,427 different location . An example of the 152 00:06:04,427 --> 00:06:06,260 Hooligan way of how we're on the 153 00:06:06,260 --> 00:06:08,371 cutting edge of things . And ahead of 154 00:06:08,371 --> 00:06:10,260 the curve with the new technology 155 00:06:10,260 --> 00:06:09,440 that's coming out 156 00:06:13,970 --> 00:06:17,870 on this D F T , we have both E M 157 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:21,730 fire and ops group . Ops group is out 158 00:06:21,730 --> 00:06:23,830 here at Tomo working on three 159 00:06:23,830 --> 00:06:27,090 facilities , renovating them . It was 160 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:30,490 our task to pour concrete in the defect 161 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:33,900 building . We were also tasked 162 00:06:33,910 --> 00:06:37,260 with framing and sheeting the lower 163 00:06:37,260 --> 00:06:39,790 bathhouse building as well as removing 164 00:06:39,790 --> 00:06:42,750 and installing a new roof . We worked 165 00:06:42,750 --> 00:06:46,080 in some rough electrical and uh tried 166 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,302 to keep the project on task or or ahead 167 00:06:48,302 --> 00:06:50,070 of schedule to the best of our 168 00:06:50,070 --> 00:06:53,570 abilities . D F T s are important for 169 00:06:53,570 --> 00:06:56,490 us for a multitude of reasons . Mainly 170 00:06:56,490 --> 00:06:58,870 because it's the biggest opportunity 171 00:06:58,870 --> 00:07:01,780 for us to come together as a team and 172 00:07:01,790 --> 00:07:04,370 try to hold our skills . It gives us 173 00:07:04,370 --> 00:07:06,481 the opportunity to get to know people 174 00:07:06,481 --> 00:07:08,648 we don't normally work with outside of 175 00:07:08,648 --> 00:07:11,742 our jobs . It gives airmen the ability 176 00:07:11,742 --> 00:07:14,222 to go see cool places around the world , 177 00:07:14,222 --> 00:07:16,278 work outside of their career field . 178 00:07:16,278 --> 00:07:18,500 Get outside their comfort zone a little 179 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:20,833 bit . I mean , if you're going to Japan , 180 00:07:20,833 --> 00:07:22,944 you don't speak the language , you're 181 00:07:22,944 --> 00:07:22,862 working in an environment , you're not 182 00:07:22,862 --> 00:07:24,862 used to , you learn how to think on 183 00:07:24,862 --> 00:07:27,682 your feet and ask questions and find 184 00:07:27,682 --> 00:07:30,782 solutions for problems . Fire is back 185 00:07:30,792 --> 00:07:33,360 on U Kota and actually doing live birth 186 00:07:33,724 --> 00:07:36,654 and helping out with shift work and E M 187 00:07:36,664 --> 00:07:39,004 they're getting all their C F E T P 188 00:07:39,014 --> 00:07:42,104 pieces done for their job . So we were 189 00:07:42,104 --> 00:07:44,444 able to do a first floor live burn 190 00:07:44,444 --> 00:07:46,664 training D F T s in general , are 191 00:07:46,674 --> 00:07:48,841 invaluable experience . And being able 192 00:07:48,841 --> 00:07:50,841 to come out to Japan has definitely 193 00:07:50,841 --> 00:07:52,952 been a highlight for my career . Come 194 00:07:52,952 --> 00:07:55,007 to camp Ripley to shoot R M 2 50 CAL 195 00:07:55,007 --> 00:07:56,841 machine gun to shoot our Mark 19 196 00:07:56,841 --> 00:07:58,841 automatic grenade launcher . We did 197 00:07:58,841 --> 00:08:00,952 force on force . So it's called Mount 198 00:08:00,952 --> 00:08:03,716 Village . And what we do is we have a 199 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:06,836 bunch of enemies which are typically 200 00:08:06,836 --> 00:08:08,947 are other people that aren't security 201 00:08:08,947 --> 00:08:11,169 forces in our unit . This training is a 202 00:08:11,169 --> 00:08:13,866 big deal because it allows for our 203 00:08:13,866 --> 00:08:17,196 young airmen to really get the feel 204 00:08:17,206 --> 00:08:21,076 for the best we can with combat . 205 00:08:21,086 --> 00:08:23,216 What we're doing is building leaders 206 00:08:23,226 --> 00:08:25,850 through stressful training . So our 207 00:08:25,850 --> 00:08:27,739 flight was just doing the virtual 208 00:08:27,739 --> 00:08:29,739 convoy operations trainer . In this 209 00:08:29,739 --> 00:08:31,517 particular setup , we have four 210 00:08:31,517 --> 00:08:33,739 vehicles , one driver , one commander , 211 00:08:33,739 --> 00:08:35,628 one turret gunner and each of the 212 00:08:35,628 --> 00:08:37,530 vehicles . So it mimics real life 213 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:39,661 operations . So with a Mark 19 , they 214 00:08:39,670 --> 00:08:41,781 do stationary on the tripod , they'll 215 00:08:41,781 --> 00:08:43,892 do stationary on the vehicle and then 216 00:08:43,892 --> 00:08:45,837 as well as a mobile turret portion 217 00:08:45,837 --> 00:08:45,540 where they actually fire with the 218 00:08:45,540 --> 00:08:47,762 moving vehicle . This gives us a lot of 219 00:08:47,762 --> 00:08:49,984 capability with us working with nukes . 220 00:08:49,984 --> 00:08:51,762 It gives us a really good force 221 00:08:51,762 --> 00:08:53,984 multiplayer to maintain the security of 222 00:08:53,984 --> 00:08:56,096 those nukes . It really brings us all 223 00:08:56,096 --> 00:08:58,318 together to get this job done . Traffic 224 00:08:58,318 --> 00:09:00,262 here I R T is a joint mission that 225 00:09:00,262 --> 00:09:02,484 delivers health care to the underserved 226 00:09:02,484 --> 00:09:04,540 and needy individuals that otherwise 227 00:09:04,540 --> 00:09:06,762 would not have access to our services . 228 00:09:06,762 --> 00:09:08,484 This is a great community that 229 00:09:08,484 --> 00:09:11,380 definitely benefited from the I R T One 230 00:09:11,380 --> 00:09:14,070 19th medical group in Fargo . Although 231 00:09:14,070 --> 00:09:16,126 we're small , we're very mighty . We 232 00:09:16,126 --> 00:09:18,400 have troops that impress me on a daily 233 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,570 basis are enlisted are some of the 234 00:09:20,570 --> 00:09:22,681 smartest kids . I know their level of 235 00:09:22,681 --> 00:09:26,170 expertise and their maturity level is 236 00:09:26,170 --> 00:09:28,770 above and beyond . It's amazing to see 237 00:09:28,780 --> 00:09:32,290 our Fargo enlisted get praised by other 238 00:09:32,290 --> 00:09:35,380 units and coined by the Navy and having 239 00:09:35,390 --> 00:09:37,557 army colonels come up to me and saying 240 00:09:37,557 --> 00:09:39,779 that they're impressed with my troops . 241 00:09:39,779 --> 00:09:41,834 We've learned a lot about each other 242 00:09:41,834 --> 00:09:43,723 and we've helped so many people . 243 00:09:46,290 --> 00:09:50,240 This is a really big deal and it speaks 244 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,710 volumes about who this organization is , 245 00:09:53,710 --> 00:09:56,480 who the happy hooligans are . Uh in 246 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:00,170 what we do every day . This award 247 00:10:00,180 --> 00:10:02,800 is all about combat ratings and we can 248 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,720 never forget . This is the happy 249 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,890 hooligans here in Fargo , North Dakota 250 00:10:06,900 --> 00:10:09,420 or up in Minot or Bismarck , wherever 251 00:10:09,420 --> 00:10:12,700 you serve that you are the combat 252 00:10:12,700 --> 00:10:14,978 reserve of the United States Air Force , 253 00:10:14,980 --> 00:10:18,910 the Hooligans remain the best of the 254 00:10:18,910 --> 00:10:21,550 best . Continue the culture of 255 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:23,860 sustained excellence . You guys do 256 00:10:23,860 --> 00:10:26,800 amazing things . This is an amazing 257 00:10:26,810 --> 00:10:30,280 organization . Be proud of who you are . 258 00:10:30,290 --> 00:10:32,660 Your communities count on you , your 259 00:10:32,660 --> 00:10:35,380 state counts on you and your nation 260 00:10:35,380 --> 00:10:38,140 counts on you every single day . And 261 00:10:38,140 --> 00:10:41,470 what separates us from our competitors 262 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,400 are the people in this room . You are . 263 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,910 What makes us special . We do , what 264 00:10:46,910 --> 00:10:48,800 hooligans have always done , take 265 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:50,800 whatever mission air force gives us 266 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,950 throwing our great people work as a 267 00:10:52,950 --> 00:10:55,510 team , accelerate those missions and 268 00:10:55,510 --> 00:10:57,840 apply American airpower . Thank you for 269 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,784 all the work you do . You guys are 270 00:10:59,784 --> 00:10:59,990 awesome .